⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:37 · NY 16-11 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 6:52 · NY 64-51 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:45 · NY 100-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Kyle Korver stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 0:45 · NY 100-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:01 · NY 34-29 ATL
- Turnover
Mike Muscala Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:31 · NY 102-94 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
